The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-10

with his sister and niece, visited at j. X
Egerton's last week - Mrs Kenyon re-
turned Friday from stay of some weeks in
Windham county. - julius Houpbton
has returned from vacation spent in Barre
and Montpelier. His place in Temples
store was taken by George Joubert. -
G. b. b. Denny went to New York city
Monday to be gone a few weeks. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
meet with Mrs. j. M. Clough Thursday at
six o'clock - The ladies of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union and the Y's
will serve a lunch at low rates at the North
field house on the camp-ground during the
temperance camp-meeting TO be held there
August 18th.
Gouldsville.
Mrs CHARLES ANDREWS treated the fife
and drum corps to ice-cream and cake last
Thursday night The boys are always
around when there is anything good to eat,
but they deserve it all the same == John
Leitch of Andover, Mass, is visiting in
town. - Lewis Cass has returned to
Philadelphia. - Mr.. and Mrs. II. j.
Eaton are visiting in West Swanzey, n. H.
- Mrs. f. L. Wiley has returned from
Montpelier. - " Ben" Norton has gone
to White River junction to work. -
Joseph Preston, an old resident of this
place, was in town few days ago. -
Miss Annie Gaynor of Boston, Mass, is Wis
iting her brother. Her father accompanied
her and returned the next day. -
ing for Poughkeepsie, n. Y. He is to work
in mill about sixteen miles from there.
His family will leave for that place in
few weeks
Plainfield.
LAST week Rev. A. j. Dutton and daugh-
ter of Royalton on their way to st. Johns
bury, were passing through our village,
when their horse became frightened and
threw them out of their carriage. Mr.. Dut-
ton was considerably injured, receiving
cut on his head, spraining an ankle and be-
ing severely bruised otherwise. He was
taken to the house of DR.. Lazelle, where he
received all necessary care, and the next
day took the cars for home. His daughter
was not much injured. The carriage was
slightly damaged. - Last week Buzzell
Leazer came near breaking his thigh by
fall, but is now able to be on the street.
- Rev. S. c. Hayford will preach at
the Universalist church next Sunday at two
o'clock P. NJ. Subject, "The Prodigal Son."
- Eugene G.. Hoyt, Esq, is home from
Burlington, where he has been stopping
some five months - Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
bar of st. Albans are visiting at Fred Per-
rims. - Mr.. and Mrs. Pollock of Clinton
Mass, are visiting Mrs. Pollock's father,
B. d. Marsh, and Mrs. Timothy Davis of
Boston is at James NJ. Martins - The
mother and daughter of Mrs. Orin San
born, who reside in New Hampshire, are
visiting her for few days. - School in
district No. 6 Miss Laura Gale, teacher)
closed last Saturday. Those having no
marks were Fred and Carrie Cree, Eddie
Perry. - Mrs. Ira Page is dangerously
i'll and Miss Gertrude Greeley is confined
to the house by sickness.
Roxbury.
PREPARATIONS are being made for the
soldiers reunion to be held here on Monday,
August 18th. - There was slight frost
in some parts of this town Monday morn
ing. - Dan. Palmer and family of Hart
ford, Ct., are visiting at Ira Roy's. -
Billings Spalding has gone to Hartford for
awhile.
THE Good Templars installed these Off
GERS for the ensuing quarter last Saturday
evening: W. G. T., E. II. Vandeusen; w.
v T., Addie Heath w. S., Loren Way;
Perkins; w. T., Laura Cuthbert; W. G.,
Jennie Martin; w. NJ, E. Richardson's w
d. NJ, Adah Cuthbert; w. S., Merrill Buck
lin; w. G., Alice Martin; right hand sup
porter, Ella Divol; left hand supporter,
Eliza Banister. -I 1t is expected that
church next Sunday. - Four of ID:
Dimicks children are sick with typhoid
fever. - Miss Dollie Wales of Boston is
the guest of n. Thayer - Loren Car
dell with his sons wife and two children
and Miss Anna Adams of Boston, are visit
ing at James Cardell's. - Mrs. George
Cardell has gone to Old Orchard Beach.
East Warren.
THE ladies of the Mite Society, with out
side aid, have undertaken some repairs in
the church. They have already procured
carpeting for the pulpit and altar, a Bible
and modern pulpit, and it is hoped the
Jones of Northfield made brief visit at w.
p. Harmon's last week. - Frank j.
Tillotson of Burlington is spending week
in town. - Mr.. and Mrs. viii Curtiss of
Barre made flying visit to town last week.
-. Mr.. and Mrs: H. p. Riford are ex-
pecting to move TO Waterbury soon. -
Mrs. G. II. Williams and daughter of Chel-
sea, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Titus
of Danvers, Mass, are visiting at Judge
Rifords.
Waterbury.
IT is desired to have full attendance
at the next meeting of Dillingham; Post
as special business of Importance is to come
before the meeting. - The people along
Stowe street are much pleased at the signs
of repairs on the highway, which has been
in most miserable condition for ten
months past Much more needs to be done
before the work can be regarded as complete.
- The excavation for the new bank
block is well under way and will be ready
before many days for the underpinning 1t
is expected to be ready for occupancy by
the bank November 1st. - DR.. Whee-
lock is spending his vacation in New York
state. - Mrs. Kate Henry and her
daughter Julia are expected here before
many days to spend the remainder of the
hot weather, - Citizens Band have
been engaged to play at the fair to be held
in this place September 7th, Sth, 9th and 10th.
Waterbury Center.
THERE will be no service at the Baptist
church until the first Sunday in September,
as Rev. Mr.. Fuller expects to be away until
about that time - Miss Colley has re-
turned from her vacation and is having the
boarding-house put in order with paper
and paint for the opening of the fall term of
school. - Mrs. G. A. Sweet and aunt of
Huntington made visit here last week
- Mr. Leo A. Bergholz, who has been
United States consul in China for several
years past, with his mother from New York,
and Mrs Hiram Walker and son of Burlng-
ton are spending few days in this place.
- DIR. Colvin of Burlington is attend
ing, Mrs. I. b. Colby, who is improving
under his treatment, - Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert G. Dickey of Warren spent Sunday
in this place. - Rev. j. w. Burgin has
returned TO Lewiston, Maine, to resume his
studies.
Woodbury..
Most of the farmers in this vicinity have
finished haying. - The heavy showers
of last week quilted out the roads badly
through the gulf. - We think Mrs. Bill
will be better after the excitement incident
to the sickness death and burial of her
granddaughter has subsidized.